Ex Post Evaluation of Regional Water Resources Development
Author : G. E. Galloway
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Page : 332 pages
File Size : 16,53 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Mississippi River
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Author : G. E. Galloway
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 16,53 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Mississippi River
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Author : G. E. Galloway
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Page : 332 pages
File Size : 28,66 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Delta (Miss. : Region)
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 31,57 MB
Release : 2004-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 030916589X
In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies. Given the competition for water among farmers, communities, aquatic ecosystems and other users-as well as emerging challenges such as climate change and the threat of waterborne diseases-Confronting the Nation's Water Problems concludes that an additional $70 million in federal funding should go annually to water research. Funding should go specifically to the areas of water demand and use, water supply augmentation, and other institutional research topics. The book notes that overall federal funding for water research has been stagnant in real terms for the past 30 years and that the portion dedicated to research on water use and social science topics has declined considerably.
Author : Interagency Floodplain Management Review Committee (U.S.). Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team
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Page : 214 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Flood control
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Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,45 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Floodplain management
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Page : 216 pages
File Size : 10,88 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Floodplain management
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Page : 492 pages
File Size : 16,8 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Flood control
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Page : 128 pages
File Size : 17,18 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Reclamation of land
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Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,14 MB
Release : 1996
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Author : Patrick A. Ray
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 39,32 MB
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464804788
Confronting Climate Uncertainty in Water Resources Planning and Project Design describes an approach to facing two fundamental and unavoidable issues brought about by climate change uncertainty in water resources planning and project design. The first is a risk assessment problem. The second relates to risk management. This book provides background on the risks relevant in water systems planning, the different approaches to scenario definition in water system planning, and an introduction to the decision-scaling methodology upon which the decision tree is based. The decision tree is described as a scientifically defensible, repeatable, direct and clear method for demonstrating the robustness of a project to climate change. While applicable to all water resources projects, it allocates effort to projects in a way that is consistent with their potential sensitivity to climate risk. The process was designed to be hierarchical, with different stages or phases of analysis triggered based on the findings of the previous phase. An application example is provided followed by a descriptions of some of the tools available for decision making under uncertainty and methods available for climate risk management. The tool was designed for the World Bank but can be applicable in other scenarios where similar challenges arise.